Dragons den Ireland - Did anything ever take off ?

Liam McPoyle · 09-04-2014 02:08PM

My mates husband is behind Ship My Tri Bike and they are growing slowly but surely.

Gyalist · 09-04-2014 02:15PM

Someone I know won with her Caribbean Sauces but she's back in Canada now.

ScumLord · 09-04-2014 02:17PM

Tiddlypeeps wrote: »

I wouldn't imagine many were successful. They offered such tiny amounts of money for really large chunks of equity in the companies. Pretty difficult to get a company off the ground when you have very little capital and very little/no equity to sell on to a real investor.

The TV time they got was pretty invaluable though, a recommendation from a celebrity is still worth a lot in the right context. I think companies that went in there already on the right track probably did quite well from the exposure.

Zascar · 09-04-2014 02:57PM

I heard that very few of them actually got any money - even if they were promised it on the show. There is loads that goes on behinds the scenes and huge demands are made before they get anything. Does anyone know any more about this?

I'm sure a lot of people just use it to get exposure and other investors will come out of the woodwork

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 09-04-2014 03:23PM

I bought one of those gadgets for squashing the rubbish in your wheely bin. I think it's pretty awesome

Lenin Skynard · 09-04-2014 03:35PM

Javion Purple Bicycle wrote: »

I bought one of those gadgets for squashing the rubbish in your wheely bin. I think it's pretty awesome

Weird, I came onto this thread just to post about those thingies. I thought they didn't invest in it. Where did you buy it? I could do with one.

Stavros Murphy · 09-04-2014 08:54PM

Javion Purple Bicycle wrote: »

I bought one of those gadgets for squashing the rubbish in your wheely bin. I think it's pretty awesome

I have two - legs. If it's really full I hoist up a plump child to do the squashing.

I kinda lolled at Ms snotty pants and yer man from Not-In-The-Black-Tie with their pompous guff. "Soo, You've invented a new way to turn lettuce leaves into gold? Sorry, your morkeshing strategy doesn't appear transparent going forward and your revenue projections don't seem to have been plucked out of your hole, so for that reason, I'm out". fcuk off.

irishgoldberg · 09-04-2014 09:03PM

I still see those things you put with your oil burner to help stop them air locking in the local plumbing shop

Adamantium · 09-04-2014 09:09PM

Duggy747 wrote: »

I'm still waiting for the patents to come back for my Arse Bra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUEemQeInjE

400,000 pounds for 2%!

Stavros Murphy · 09-04-2014 09:27PM

irishgoldberg wrote: »

I still see those things you put with your oil burner to help stop them air locking in the local plumbing shop

They're actually pretty damn good. Saves a lot of hassle bleeding out the boiler.

Rocket19 · 09-04-2014 09:30PM

"Dogs First" (raw dog food) from Greystones is doing pretty well (I think) and I'm pretty sure it was on dragons den.

Sulla Felix · 09-04-2014 09:51PM

Jason_ wrote: »

I haven't seen surf seeds in ages, are they still produced ?

Insomnia still stocks them. Gone are the funky plastic dispensers now, just normal polythene like a bag of chocolate peanuts.

Archeron · 09-04-2014 09:56PM

Creepy reality tv show hosts seem to have taken off because of that show. The bloke on the English one is like something from resident evil.

MayoSalmon · 09-04-2014 09:57PM

Cherry Blossom

http://www.cherryblossombakery.ie/

enricoh · 09-04-2014 10:02PM

I know a lad who was told by gavin duffy to come on the show n he' d invest in his clothes line.
Cue the deal struck n smiles all round. He never got a fiver out of him in the end!

DebDynamite · 09-04-2014 10:02PM

I see Dee's stuff in the supermarkets. She was the one that came on with the veggie burger. Seems to have quite a range of products now.

You'd also see Brooke & Shoals scented candles in shops. They smell amazing a look a very high-end product

tomwaterford · 09-04-2014 10:08PM

enricoh wrote: »

I know a lad who was told by gavin duffy to come on the show n he' d invest in his clothes line.
Cue the deal struck n smiles all round. He never got a fiver out of him in the end!

I strongly suspected this is the case with most of the things ''pitched'':rolleyes:

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-04-2014 10:36PM

'Booties' winter shoes for pet cats and dogs. :P

Alice1 · 09-04-2014 10:39PM

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

They're actually pretty damn good. Saves a lot of hassle bleeding out the boiler.

What is it called and how much was it please? Sounds like a good idea.

Stavros Murphy · 09-04-2014 10:49PM

Alice1 wrote: »

What is it called and how much was it please? Sounds like a good idea.

No idea - my minions buy them and fit them to boilers to save hassle bleeding them when they run out of oil. Chadwicks sell them, <€30 afaik. Ask in a plumbers merchants or chadwicks. Someone else will know anyway - give it thirty seconds. Easy-bleed rings a bell.

Jason_ · 09-04-2014 11:02PM

Remember that light in a hand bag that got an investment ?

tomwaterford · 09-04-2014 11:06PM

Jason_ wrote: »

Remember that light in a hand bag that got an investment ?

and never heard of after??;)

Anonymou · 09-04-2014 11:10PM

Handcraft Hurleys still seems to be doing pretty well.

http://www.handcrafthurleys.com/

Stavros Murphy · 09-04-2014 11:13PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

and never heard of after??;)

Nonsense - the bag light has been a massive hit with spelunkers and horse-mid-wives.

tomwaterford · 09-04-2014 11:19PM

Stavros Murphy wrote: »

Nonsense - the bag light has been a massive hit with spelunkers and horse-mid-wives.

I remember that it had a lot of wiring and you had to bring wiring diagram with you for airports:rolleyes:
it would look like a bomb on a scanner and the logic appeared that after it showing up as a bomb... the security were going to let you over to the bag to retrieve the wiring diagram/give lighting demonstration:pac::pac:

if im not 100% off it may have been a member of Irelands etnic minority hawking this investment

road_high · 09-04-2014 11:25PM

monflat wrote: »

I saw some recently looked close to sell by date n gatherin dust.

Quick google and their website appears to be suspended. Not a good sign I would think...

Stavros Murphy · 09-04-2014 11:33PM

road_high wrote: »

Quick google and their website appears to be suspended. Not a good sign I would think...

Gone to seed?

happypants · 09-04-2014 11:50PM

A girl I went to school with pitched her idea for a baby fair, it was on in the RDS at the weekend. Looks like it was a great success too :-)

Frank Lee Midere · 09-04-2014 11:51PM

Seems that there were some fairly good ideas on the Irish show. Problem was the investors were broke.

maryishere · 10-04-2014 12:10AM

enricoh wrote: »

I know a lad who was told by gavin duffy to come on the show n he' d invest in his clothes line.
Cue the deal struck n smiles all round. He never got a fiver out of him in the end!

I thought that clothes line idea was a good one

Dragons den Ireland - Did anything ever take off ?

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